Why I Want to Lose Weight

I am addicted to food! I am an emotional eater!

I love to cook AND I love to eat.  I've been on the weight loss rollercoaster for most of my life. When I was a kid I was tall and skinny. Then I turned 13, stopped growing up and started growing out. I was heavy in high school. When I was 22 I starved myself and exercised like crazy to lose 50 pounds so I could get into the Navy. When I finished boot camp, I looked AWESOME! Unfortunately, it didn't last long because I had knee surgery and started gaining wait again. Since then, the only time I've lost weight was when I was pregnant because I was so extremely sick every time. Nursing my girls kept me from gaining weight, but every time I weened one, I would start to put on weight again. The day before Thanksgiving I was at my heaviest EVER (301 lbs). I'm only 5'4" so this is a ridiculously heavy weight. I want to have more energy to play with my girls. I want to look great for my husband. I don't want people thinking I am my children's grandmother for Pete's sake!

I know it's not going to be easy, but I WILL do it!

Day 2 - A Learning Experience

Today was a relatively busy day. Dropped Sophie off at Wee School at 9am then had Toddy's pictures taken at Walmart at 10am. At 11am, Toddy had a doctor's appointment and we had to pick Sophie up at 2pm. Needless to say, it was a fast food lunch. On a day like this, the previous me would have had a large Dr. Pepper (light ice) {400 Cal} and a Super Sonic breakfast burrito {570 Cal} after dropping Sophie off. Lunch probably would have been another large Dr. Pepper {400 Cal} and a Sonic cheeseburger {647 Cal} and medium fries {330 Cal}. You have to get the value meal, right? Dinner would have been Shake and Bake Chicken Breast {150 Cal}, green beans {50 Cal} and probably Au Gratin potatoes {225 Cal}. I probably would also have had a bedtime snack of a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios in 2% milk {230 Cal}. I also wouldn't have done any exercise.

So, my totals before would have been:
Breakfast: 970 Cal
Lunch: 1377 Cal
Dinner: 425 Cal
Snack: 230 Cal
TOTAL: 3002 Cal !!


Oh my goodness! It's no wonder I have a weight problem!!!!!
Here is my food diary from today

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Crystal Light - Metabolism+ Peach Mango Green Tea, 1 packet	10	0	0	0
Crystal Light - Metabolism+ Peach Mango Green Tea, 1 packet	10	0	0	0
Bieroxes, 1 serving(s)	455	45	15	27
Add Food  Quick Tools	475	45	15	27
Lunch
Long John Silvers - Shrimp Scampi Platter (Scampi, Veggies, Rice, Corn--No Breadstick), 1 platter	490	26	18	24
Long John Silver's - Breadstick, 1 breadstick	170	29	4	6
Long John Silver's - Lobster Stuffed Crab Cake, 62 g or 1 cake	170	16	10	6
A&W - Diet Rootbeer Large, 750 ml	2	0	0	0
Add Food  Quick Tools	832	71	32	36
Dinner
Cranberry Apple Walnut Salad, 2 serving(s)	844	109	43	13
"Home Made" Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, 1 serving(s)	157	25	4	8
Add Food  Quick Tools	1,001	134	47	21
Snacks
Crystal Light - Metabolism+ Peach Mango Green Tea, 1 packet	10	0	0	0

While I'm over my calorie limit today, I am still WAY under what my normal consumption would be. Here's my summary for today so far. 

-630

CALORIES REMAINING

Goal	Food	Exercise	= Net
1530	+ 2318	- 158	2160